CBC says: "A monkey wearing a miniature shearling coat and diapers was collected by animal services on Sunday afternoon, after shoppers spotted the animal in the parking lot of a Toronto Ikea store. The owners, who were shopping in the store at the time, have come forward to claim the monkey ... [A shopper] saw the animal peeking out from behind another vehicle. 'It was the weirdest thing. ... I thought I was going insane. It would start 'monkey-screaming.' It seemed like it was screaming around for someone [it] knew. It was sad."

Eric says: This is how the Planet of the Apes begins. He was probably just picking up a few Monkey Day gifts for all the naughty monkeys on his list.

Man pleads guilty to smuggling 16 birds in his pants

ABC News says: "The U.S. Attorney's office says Alberto Diaz Gonzalez pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to import undeclared wildlife from the Caribbean island [of Cuba] ... authorities say when officers searched Diaz, they found 16 Cuban bullfinches hidden in his pants. They say Diaz admitted the birds were from Cuba and that he planned to sell them."